diff --git a/exporter/src/server.ts b/exporter/src/server.ts
index 5bf4c3e352..0c1290b13e 100644
--- a/exporter/src/server.ts
+++ b/exporter/src/server.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ informer.on('delete', (obj) => {
     // Instead, we set to NaN to effectively end the series, as shown in Prometheus charts
     // NOTE: Consequently, when querying Prometheus, if one appwrapper is added and deleted with same 
     // name and namespace multiple times, a query may get information for both
-    appwrapperStatusMetric.labels(appwrapperName, appwrapperNamespace, appwrapperUID).set(NaN)
+    appwrapperStatusMetric.labels(appwrapperName, appwrapperNamespace, appwrapperUID).set(-1)
     appwrapperCountMetric.labels(appwrapperStatus).dec(1);
     // set previous state
     previousAppwrapperStates.delete(`${appwrapperNamespace},${appwrapperName},${appwrapperUID}`);
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/MCADashboard/Metrics/metrics-utils.ts b/frontend/src/pages/MCADashboard/Metrics/metrics-utils.ts
index 7b072875af..d88e74aa3f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/MCADashboard/Metrics/metrics-utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/MCADashboard/Metrics/metrics-utils.ts
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ export const formatStringOnAxis = (value: number, unit?: Unit): string => {
     }
   } else if (unit === Unit.STATUS) {
     switch (post) {
+      case '-1': 
+        return 'Deleted';
       case '0':
         return '';
       case '1':